[2] Assomo began his professional career in 1983, as head of the cabinet of the governor of South Region, working in Ebolowa.

[3][4] As governor of Littoral, Assomo hosted joint American and Cameroonian military exercises in the region.

[4] On October 2, 2015, Assomo was appointed as the Cameroonian Minister of Defense, succeeding Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o.

[5] Assomo's administration has been accused of human rights abuses during the Anglophone Crisis and during the Boko Haram insurgency affecting northern Cameroon.

[6] Jeune Afrique dubbed Assomo as "the enemy of Boko Haram" due to his successes in fighting the group in Far North region.